High winds presented challenges across the island chain.... as powerful gusts took down trees and power lines. And the threat isn't over just yet. KITV4's Nana Ohkawa reports. With powerful gusts and passing showers, HPD reported nearly non-stop calls of downed trees.... Like this one on Waokanaka in Nuuanu. Some who braved the high winds had doubts on how safe it was to be outside. Samuel Ching 226 AS SOON AS WE GOT HERE THIS MORNING THIS TREE WAS ALREADY DOWN IT WAS THAT BAD AND I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD BE OUT HERE BUT IT NEEDS TO GET IT DONE 234 A gust broke a fallen tree branch... Landing it on the town bound lanes of the Pali Highway. At the Pali lookout it was definitely a bad hair day. 2621 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR PEOPLE HERE AT THE PALI LOOKOUT WERE GRABBING ONTO SIGNS AND WALLS ANYTHING THEY COULD NOT TO GET BLOWN AWAY 31 For others, the powerful winds created photo ops in this area, known for its potential of taking hats, parkas, even people airborne. kyle korn/ douglas sodetani chris chen 1954 IT FELT LIKE WE WERE FLYING THE WIND WAS SO STRONG WE WOULD JUMP AND THE THING WOULD TAKE US 1959 THAT WAS OUR MISSION TO FLY TODAY WAS A WIND TUNNEL AND FELT BLASTED LIKE AIR IT FELT AMAZING 06 Jim Hull 1924 WHEN THE WINDS ARE BLOWING LIKE THIS IT JUST FUNNELS UP THE PALI AND GET HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND YOU CAN COME UP HERE AND STAND AGAINST THE WIND ALMOST IN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE YOU COME UP HERE FOR FUN AND IT'S AWESOME 36 With the winds brought a biting chill.. some said they could only handle the hazardous conditions for a couple minutes. Wilton Clifford 1028 BUNCH OF TREES BLOWING AND BRANCHES FALLING HERE AND THERE AND TOO WINDY FOR BABY HERE 1034 Maya Young Kanoe Kaya 920 IT HURTS YOUR FACE A LOT AND YOUR FACE IT BEING WHIPPED AND I ALMOST FELL DOWN 928 Melia Nicolai 1133 WHAT ABOUT YOUR HAIR HOW HAS THAT BEEN TODAY 37 1136 IT WAS BRUSHED BUT NOT ANYMORE 40 Nana Ohkawa KITV4 News. Let's go LIVE NOW--

A bill to rezone agricultural land in West Oahu faced the people who live in that community Monday night. After passing a first reading last week, a city council committee brought Bill 3 out for a public hearing.